Daily market briefing — 20 Feb 2026

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Bullish

MarketPing Score · how the day added up

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VIX +1Flows +8Nifty trend +2Global +7Breadth -3

Nifty 50

25,571.25

+0.46%

Sensex

82,814.71

+0.38%

Bank Nifty

61,172.00

+0.71%

India VIX

14.36

+6.69%

FPI net (cash)

+₹1,939 Cr

Indian indices

Where the session closed — headline benchmarks with the day's range, then the broader market.

Nifty 50+0.46%

25,571.25

O 25,406.55 · prev 25,454.35

L 25,379.75H 25,663.55

Sensex+0.38%

82,814.71

O 82,272.49 · prev 82,498.14

L 82,206.21H 83,132.08

Nifty Bank+0.71%

61,172.00

O 60,627.85 · prev 60,739.55

L 60,562.35H 61,360.50

Nifty 10026,217.30+0.49%Nifty 50023,395.00+0.42%Nifty Next 5069,453.65+0.62%Nifty Midcap 10059,513.95+0.48%Nifty Smallcap 10017,002.15−0.11%India VIX14.36+6.69%

Sector heatmap

Every Nifty sector index, best to worst — where the rotation went.

Best · Nifty PSU Bank +1.68%Worst · Nifty IT −0.98%

PSU Bank

+1.68%9,666

Energy

+1.37%36,581

Metal

+1.25%11,990

PSE

+1.11%10,367

Commodities

+0.94%9,888

Infra

+0.77%9,632

FMCG

+0.56%51,773

Pvt Bank

+0.52%28,909

Fin Services

+0.50%28,211

Oil & Gas

+0.47%12,092

Auto

+0.41%27,847

Realty

+0.35%821

Consumer Durables

+0.34%37,588

Healthcare

+0.27%14,561

Pharma

+0.10%22,452

Media

−0.28%1,427

−0.98%32,004

Flows & breadth

Who was buying — and how much of the market joined the move.

Institutional flows · net, ₹ crore

FPI equity · NSDL, cash market+₹1,939 Cr

FPI debt · NSDL+₹506 Cr

FPI MTD +₹14,178 Cr

Market breadth · NSE

1,393 advances93 unchanged1,494 declines

Advance/decline ratio 0.93 — mildly negative

Movers

The day's biggest gainers, losers, and the most traded names (NSE).

Top gainers

NIFTY100EW

KOTAKMAMC - NIFTY100EW

+20.66%

41.00

VLEGOV

VL E GOV AND IT SOL LTD

+19.99%

17.17

KAYTEX

KAYTEX FABRICS LIMITED

+19.98%

69.95

ITALIANE

ITALIAN EDIBLES LIMITED

+17.61%

39.40

FROG

FROG INNOVATIONS LIMITED

+16.31%

154.00

Top losers

TAC

TAC INFOSEC LIMITED

−12.48%

506.75

DKEGL

D K ENTERPRISES GLOBAL L

−11.69%

71.00

TRANSWORLD

TRANSWORLD SHIP LINES LTD

−11.08%

142.00

VIKRAMSOLR

VIKRAM SOLAR LIMITED

−10.46%

192.70

KNAGRI

KN AGRI RESOURCES LIMITED

−10.31%

193.95

Most active · by value

NETWEB

NETWEB TECH INDIA LTD

₹2.6k Cr

+2.47%

ABB

ABB INDIA LIMITED

₹2.4k Cr

+5.07%

HDFCBANK

HDFC BANK LTD

₹2.1k Cr

−0.13%

INFY

INFOSYS LIMITED

₹1.7k Cr

−0.99%

SILVERBEES

NIPPONAMC - NETFSILVER

₹1.7k Cr

+1.29%

Announcements & what's next

The filings that mattered today, and the results calendar for the week ahead.

Top corporate announcements

REDINGTONcriticalRedington Limited has informed the Exchange about Action(s) taken or orders passed Mrugesh Trading LtdcriticalAnnouncement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Resignation of Chairman and Managing Director PREMEXPLNcriticalPremier Explosives Limited has informed the Exchange about the disclosures received under Regulation 29(1) & 29(2) of SEBI (SAST) Regulations, 2011 Uniroyal Industries LtdcriticalIntimation of resignation of Mr. Arvind Mahajan Chairman Cum Managing Director is enclosed Star Housing Finance LtdcriticalIntimation regarding change in credit rating by India Ratings & Research Private Limited JPASSOCIATcriticalJaiprakash Associates Limited has informed the Exchange about General Updates NUVAMAhighNuvama Wealth Management Limited has informed the Exchange about Credit Rating- Revision JBCHEPHARMhighJB Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Limited has informed the Exchange regarding Notice of Postal Ballot

Results & board meetings · next 7 daysFull calendar →

Nothing scheduled in the coming week.

Global cues

World markets, the rupee, and commodities around the Indian close.

Global indices

S&P 5006,909.51+0.69%

Dow Jones49,625.97+0.47%

Nasdaq22,886.07+0.90%

Nikkei 22556,825.70−1.12%

Hang Seng26,413.35−1.10%

FTSE 10010,686.90+0.56%

DAX25,260.69+0.87%

Currencies

USD/INR₹91.04+0.27%

EUR/INR₹107.07+0.11%

GBP/INR₹122.59+0.05%

Commodities

Gold$5,059.30+1.68%

Silver$82.28+6.08%

Crude (WTI)$66.39−0.06%

Brent Crude$71.76+0.14%

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